Gulf Coast Military Academy

After severe damage in Hurricane Katrina, a small part of the facility was restored and became a site for the Armed Forces Museum.

The senior division campus closed in 1951, and became the site of the Armed Forces Retirement Home-Gulfport, formerly known as the United States Naval Home.

[3] The Senior Branch grounds and buildings became the property of the USAF, and was designated as Keesler Annex #3.

The Junior Branch (Grades 1-9) remained open through the Summer Session of 1976 when the President and Owner of the Academy, COL Charles M. Holt, closed the school and sold the remaining property and buildings to William Carey College in Hattiesburg, MS.

[1] In 2005, the facilities were severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina and all the residents of the Retirement Home and College were moved to other locations.